How common is the surname Mikan?

302 people in the United States had the surname Mikan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,022,336 Americans. It ranked 65,593rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mikan?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Mikan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mikan?

George Mikan, American basketball player, coach, commissioner, followed by Johann Christian Mikan.

Where is the surname Mikan most common?

Wikidata records people named Mikan in the United States and the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Mikan getting more or less common?

More common. 282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 302 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Mikan

A surname, carried by 302 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mikan is more common than 59.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 302 people named Mikan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,022,336 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 282.

#65,593

rank among US surnames

302

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #65,668)

Who is named Mikan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Mikan identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mikans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Mikan
American basketball player, coach, commissioner, 1924–2005
Johann Christian Mikan
Austrian-Czech botanist, zoologist and entomologist (1769-1844)
Joseph Gottfried Mikan
Austrian-Czech botanist (1743–1814)
Ed Mikan
American basketball player (1925-1999)

Notable Mikans come mostly from the United States (2) and the Austrian Empire (2).

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Surnames that sound like Mikan

Mikan has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

How common is the surname Mikan?: 302 people in the United States had the surname Mikan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,022,336 Americans. It ranked 65,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mikan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Mikan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mikan?: George Mikan, American basketball player, coach, commissioner, followed by Johann Christian Mikan.
Where is the surname Mikan most common?: Wikidata records people named Mikan in the United States and the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Mikan getting more or less common?: More common. 282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 302 in 2010, up 7.1%.